- Adani Group's contracts with the Kenyan government have been canceled following the order of President William Ruto
- Ruto, in his address to the nation before the two houses of parliament on Thursday, appreciated the concerns raised about the Indian company, citing further advice from investigators.
- Adani's partnership with KETRACO and the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) aimed to upgrade the power supply infrastructure and JKIA, respectively
Nairobi – President William Ruto He has ordered the immediate suspension of Adani Group's collaboration with the Kenyan government to upgrade important infrastructure in the country.
President William Ruto during his Address to the Nation in the National Assembly on Thursday, November 21. Photo: William Ruto.
The Union of India had entered into a partnership with the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) and the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to renovate and operate the power supply infrastructure and the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), respectively. .
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The President instructed the relevant organizations to stop cooperation with the company and to find alternative recognized partners instead.
Ruto suggested that his historic decision was informed by lawyers from local and foreign investigative agencies that implicated the company in misconduct.
“Snow directly – in furtherance of the principles set forth in Article 10 of the Constitution regarding transparency and accountability, and based on the new information provided by our investigative agencies and partner nations – that the procurement agencies within the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum immediately cancels the ongoing procurement process for the JKIA Public Private Partnership expansion project, as well as the Public Private Partnership Agreement of the Public-Private Sector of KETRACO, which was recently concluded, and immediately started the process of finding alternative partners. said the president.
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